King of Hollywood

"Why, what's the problem?" Adrian, dressed casually and wearing a peaked cap, looked at Blanchett with a smile.

"I didn't expect you to pick me up." Blanchett looked at him curiously.

"It's really sad," Adrian suddenly showed a hurt look, "I said it on the phone."

"Really?" Blanchett was a little stunned. After several hours of long-distance flight, she even fell asleep on the plane. She definitely couldn't remember what she said on the phone before.

"Don't worry about this, let's talk while walking." Adrian came to her side as he spoke, took the suitcase in her hand in a gentlemanly manner, and then made a gesture of please.

Blanchett smiled slightly, and walked out with him. After putting her luggage in the trunk and getting into the car, she asked again: "Why are you dressed like this, Ed?"

"For unnecessary trouble." Adrian smiled and told the driver Glover to drive.

"Unnecessary trouble?" Blanchett was a little puzzled.

"Today's airport is very lively. Just now, the Baldwins entered the boarding gate under the chase of reporters. If they saw it, although there is no major problem, there must be some trouble." Adrian explained.

Blanchett nodded suddenly, obviously remembering his scandals, and for some reason, her eyes suddenly became a little strange. Adrian shrugged indifferently, and asked remindingly, "By the way, where should we go?"

"Oh, sorry, please take me to the Merry Hotel on Brandon Avenue." Blanchett hurriedly said to the driver.

"The Merry Hotel on Brandon Avenue? It's a nice place," Adrian recalled, rubbing his chin. "It's next to Mackenzie Avenue. It's very convenient for transportation, shopping, and sightseeing, and the service is considerate and the price is moderate. You Has a good eye."

"Thank you, your memory is also very good, Ed." Blanchett said immediately, and the two immediately laughed together.

During this conversation, the car quickly arrived at the destination, and Adrian sent Blanchett into the room and then left.

"Flying for several hours, you must be very tired. You should rest early. We will contact you in a few days. It happens that the film will not be ready for a few days." Adrian said.

"The preparations are complete? Shouldn't we audition first?" Blanchett asked in surprise.

"No need," Adrian shrugged. "Based on what we talked about on the phone, about the plot and the heroine, I can confirm that you are the most suitable, Kate."

"You...do you really think so?" Blanchett looked at him in a daze.

"Of course," Adrian smiled, and naturally stretched out his hand to brush the hair on her temples, "I can't be wrong if I don't see it."

"You seem to say this every time." Blanchett's mouth twitched as if he wanted to laugh. Adrian didn't say anything more. He bowed politely and turned around to leave, but then he thought of something else Turned around: "By the way, Kate, my new movie will premiere in a few days, would you like to attend?"

"The premiere of a new movie?" Blanchett showed hesitation, "It doesn't seem appropriate?"

"It's nothing, just treat it as a party, besides, both the leading actor and the director will attend, and you just happened to have a chat at the premiere, didn't you?" Adrian laughed, "That's the deal."

After getting out of the hotel, Adrian got into his car and told the driver to go back to the villa, and then he leaned on the seat and let out a long sigh. Very well, Blanchett has come to Hollywood, as long as she comes , this is his territory.

As soon as his thoughts changed, his attention immediately shifted to the upcoming "This Killer Is Not So Cold". Originally, this movie was supposed to be released in early January, but because the company's resources were concentrated on "The Piano Lesson", "Philadelphia Story" and "Schindler's List", so the publicity is not satisfactory.

The reporters only knew that Director Miracle had a new work, but they didn't pay much attention to this new work-this "too much" is relative to the movies of "Schindler's List". Movies have their own gimmicks, such as female directors, homosexuality, and the Holocaust. Of course, there is also "This Killer Is Not So Cold", and the relationship between Wei Shushu and Little Lolita is the best gimmick, but the problem is that unless it is a well-known sign like "Lolita", it is about adults and minors. Emotion, oh, it should be said that it is a work of abnormal love, if it is involved in other film and television works, it will definitely be boycotted.

Luc Besson’s failure in the United States was not unrelated to this. Because of this, Adrian deliberately downplayed this feeling when copying it, and behaved more speciously. If this gimmick is publicized, isn't that equivalent to shooting yourself in the foot?

Anyway, many blockbuster movies released during the Christmas-New Year period are still occupying major theaters, so it is not a big deal to push them back. Anyway, the schedule between mid-January and the end of February is not as good as Christmas- The New Year's file is so hot, but it's not bad. Many romantic comedy movies are selected to be released on February 14, such as "Delicious Love".

That's okay, as long as the story is good, the audience will love it. Adrian thought about it and looked out the window, then raised the corners of his mouth when he thought of something.

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"Speaking of which, you are so beautiful tonight." Adrian withdrew his gaze from the car window, and turned his attention to the girl in front of him, smiling to try to hide his admiration.

"Do you really think so?" The corners of Natalie's mouth turned up when she was sitting opposite him. She was wearing a brown long-sleeved vest with two skirts folded underneath, her slender legs were exposed, and her feet were a pair of Flat shoes of the same color as the clothes, and a beret hat of a darker color, straight hair hanging from both sides, quite literary and elegant.

"Of course, do you think I will tell lies?" Adrian smiled slightly, "Although we have been in touch through letters, I really didn't expect that in just a few months, you will become more beautiful than before and cute."

"Thank you for your compliment, but...why do these words sound a little strange?" Natalie frowned slightly, but she blushed quickly when she thought of something, and turned her head away anxiously, at the same time Grinding his teeth again, he secretly glanced at Adrian with mixed eyes of embarrassment, embarrassment, and dissatisfaction.

"I can't wait to see you appear in front of the reporters, they will definitely be amazed by it." Adrian did not continue, but changed the subject and sighed,

It was probably because the carriage was relatively dark, and the street lights flickered from time to time, making him unable to see her appearance clearly. So the little girl decided to keep her mouth shut, but to her surprise, Adrian immediately said, "I'm glad you can come to Los Angeles to attend the premiere, Nada."

"No way, someone called my house dozens of times. If I don't answer, maybe he will rush to my house and kidnap me." Natalie rolled her eyes angrily.

"Oh, that's a good idea, why didn't I think of it?" Adrian slapped his hands suddenly, "If I flew directly to your house at that time, I wouldn't have to make so many calls."

Natalie couldn't help but rolled her eyes again, she looked quite cute. In this weird atmosphere, the RV came outside the premiere theater. Adrian got out of the car first, and then Natalie, who was the opposite of a gentleman, stretched out her hand.

Just as the little girl got out of the car and hadn't stood still, countless flashing lights clicked. Although she was mentally prepared, she was still taken aback by the battle, and almost fell to the ground with a stagger. Adrian behind her promptly and covertly reached out to support her small waist, allowing her to maintain her balance without embarrassment.

Natalie, who was good at judging the situation, obediently did not look up, but secretly shook Adrian's hand to express her gratitude.

"Mr. Adrian, may I ask what made you choose a popular action movie for your new work?"

"Mr. Adrian, some viewers who participated in the test screening thought that some of the viewpoints in your new work were too unbearable. What do you think about this issue?"

"Mr. Adrian, does this movie mean that you are about to completely turn to commercial filmmaking?"

The voices of the reporters rang out in a hurry. Facing these guys who wanted to grab him and pry his head open to see what was inside, Adrian kept smiling, but didn't answer a single question. He just grabbed Jean Reno, who was walking in front of his RV and got out of the car at the same time, and posed with Natalie for reporters to take pictures.

"Aren't you going to say something, Mr. Adrian?" After filming like this for a few minutes, seeing Adrian and others about to walk into the theater, a reporter immediately yelled.

"Tell me a few words?" Adrian raised his head and thought for a while, "Okay, then let me introduce again, this is Jean Renault. Those who know French movies should have an impression of him. The Cannes movie the year before last I met him there during the New Year's Eve, and I knew right away that he would be a good lead for the movie I was thinking about, and we had already made an appointment at that time. And it turned out that I was right. His performance was fantastic."

As he spoke, he looked at Natalie next to him again: "And this one is the heroine Natalie—Miss Portman"

Some things are still moving forward according to the original track. For example, Natalie changed her surname to prevent it from affecting her family life, and she still used her grandmother's surname "Portman" as her name in the film industry, so Natalie Herag also officially became Natalie Portman.

"Thank God I gave her a second chance to audition, this movie would be at least half as bad without her, she is the smartest, most mature and acting girl I have ever seen at the same age" Adrian Having said so, she was not stingy with her words of praise, while Natalie put her hands behind her back and let the reporters take pictures with a smile on her face.

"Okay, that's it. If you have any questions, please talk about it after the movie is over." Seeing that the reporters were still a little bit unwilling, Adrian said so again, and then took Renault and Natalie into the theater.

"Although this is the first time for me to participate in the premiere in the United States, I would like to say that the American reporters are a little more disciplined than the French ones." Renault sighed while walking.

"Don't think that American reporters won't chase after you and put the microphone in your mouth, but we walked very fast and didn't give them time to react." Adrian said teasingly, "If you stay for a few more minutes , and you'll know they're no more gentlemen than their English counterparts."

"That's right, British journalists, or those British tabloid reporters are probably the craziest guys in the world," Renault said shaking his head, and then became angry again, "French journalists probably learned from them, or those The guy is just a British reporter who speaks French."

"Okay, let," Adrian patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "entertainment reporters all over the world look the same."

Then he turned his head to look at Natalie on the other side. The little girl stared at the front with her eyes wide open, almost subconsciously walking with him, her breathing was a little short, and the excited look on her face seemed to be still reminiscing about what happened just now taste.

"How do you feel, Nada?" Adrian asked after a chuckle.

"Hmm...it's great, being watched and being chased by people, as if...just wave your hand...they will cheer loudly around you..." Natalie murmured, suddenly holding her hand in embarrassment Face: "Sorry, I seem to have lost my composure."

"Don't worry about it, Nada," Adrian said, walking side by side with Natalie, and put his hand on her shoulder, "Everyone will be excited when facing this situation for the first time, knowing that Well, when you faced those reporters just now, you were very calm and responsive, no one did better than you."

"Really?" Natalie looked up. "Am I doing well?"

"Of course," Adrian laughed. Although he really wanted to touch the little girl's smooth face, he finally restrained himself and just pressed her head, "You are very good, Nada, just Based on this, I know that you are fully entitled to their pursuit and cheers. And I am absolutely sure that in the future, you will receive much more pursuit and cheers than today, and now is just the beginning."

"Oh, really touching words, but it sounds more like a lover comforting a lover, rather than a director encouraging his actors." Renault, who was walking in front, turned around and said teasingly.

"Hey, Jean," Adrian called in a sulky tone.

"Oh, I'm sorry, my fault." Reynolds who came to his senses hurriedly raised his hands, turned his head and stopped talking.

"It's okay, Jean was just joking." Natalie shrugged her shoulders and looked very generous, but Adrian saw the blushing and annoyed look that flashed across her face a few seconds ago.

A group of people finally came to the front hall of the theater, which was already full of people, chatting lively with drinks or empty hands. Adrian soon separated from Natalie and Renault. Although he really wanted to stay with Natalie for a while, after all, he still had his own things to do, and some things didn't need to be rushed.

"Hey, how's your conversation going?" He then entered the small circle of two men and a woman.

"Nice to meet you, Ed." Keanu Reeves was the first to shake hands with him, with a warm smile on his face. The reason why he was so enthusiastic was because he and River Phoenix were filming " "The Unruly Sky" became good friends, Adrian saved Rui Fan, and naturally won his favor.

"You're finally here, Ed, we were talking about you just now." The second person who shook hands with him was the director Jane de Bont. He also had a smile on his face. affectionate. You must know that when Adrian specifically found him and asked him to direct "Tornado", he had only started working as a director for a short time. I am so grateful to Adrian.

"Yeah, I've heard a lot of stories about you from them that I've never heard before." The third one is naturally Cate Blanchett, wearing a decent turtleneck sweater with a coat on her hand, Below is a knee-length cotton skirt, black thermal leggings and a pair of high-heeled leather boots, which are dignified and sexy at the same time.

"You're here again, Keanu." Adrian looked at Reeves and said angrily.

"Is there any problem with this? Didn't you save Rui Fan? Without you, Rui Fan might not be in this world anymore, isn't that the case? Besides, Jane and Kate are not outsiders, so it's not a big deal to tell them, no Is it?" Reeves made several interrogative sentences that both Bonter and Blanchett couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, okay, what are you talking about?" Adrian shook his head with a smile, and then changed the subject.

"Something about the set," interjects Bunter as the director, "it's a brilliant idea to confine the main set to a bus. Note that the blue sky and white clouds outside the car are beautiful and beautiful, while the inside is tense and shadowy." Setting the crime scene above each passenger's head on a bus that is readily accessible in everyday life adds a sense of realism and heaviness."

"Very good, this proves that I chose you to direct is a completely correct decision." Adrian laughed, "I hope you don't hate me because I didn't let you take a good rest."

The movie that invited Blanchett to play the leading role is the "Speed" that made Reeves famous. As early as September last year, Bosworth Films received the script of this movie. He would review the scripts received by the company, and naturally knew the value of the scripts, so he immediately decided to buy and shoot.

But there is a question that immediately posed in front of me, who should I choose as the heroine? Adrian had no interest in Sandra Bullock, so he naturally passed her. Such a movie should first consider its own woman, but after much deliberation, it seems that only Julia is more suitable.